Apple’s iOS 26 and watchOS 26 introduced a new fitness companion called Workout Buddy. This feature uses Apple Intelligence to provide spoken feedback during workouts and give motivation based on your ...

Need a little encouragement when you exercise? Apple's Workout Buddy, available for iPhone and Apple Watch, aims to help you get fit and can provide verbal coaching to carry you through a series of ...

Apple revealed it's new Workout Buddy feature for Apple Watch at WWDC 25. Workout Buddy offers supposedly motivational shout-outs during select workouts. Apple missed the chance to create a truly ...

Since Apple released watchOS 26, I've been religiously using the new Workout Buddy feature. This AI functionality is probably the most important change on the Apple Watch operating system, and I was ...

I tested Apple's new WatchOS 26 feature and spoke with the team behind it. It's not a full-blown coach yet, but it hints at where Apple may be heading with its AI health strategy. Vanessa is a lead ...

Over the past few weeks, I've been able to try watchOS 26's most intriguing new feature, Workout Buddy. For those unfamiliar, Workout Buddy is an AI coach that keeps you motivated when you're doing ...

Apple has launched at its WWDC 2025 conference Workout Buddy, an AI workout coach. The AI tool gathers data from both your current workout and your fitness history — including paces, miles logged, ...

Workout Buddy turns your Apple Watch into a friendly voice that lauds your achievements during workouts. The WatchOS 26 feature isn't a full-blown fitness coach that can guide your training plan, but ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Did you know you can ...